UA3438 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA3438, which currently operates between the airports of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport (Airport Code MSY) and Newark - Newark Liberty International Airport (Airport Code EWR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, February 26, 2026.

UA3438 On Time performance:
83
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

UA3438 United Airlines from New Orleans

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday February 26, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 25, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (February 27, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets)

Departure

New Orleans (MSY)
February 26, 2026
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
11:40 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
C9
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:40 am

Arrival

Newark (EWR)
February 26, 2026
Newark Liberty International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
03:40 pm
Terminal:
C
Gate:
C72
Scheduled Arrival Time: 03:40 pm
Baggage: 8
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AC4150 - Air Canada

- TP8583 - TAP Air Portugal

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA3438?
The flight UA3438 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA3438?
The distance between the two airports is 1167 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA3438?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:50 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in New Orleans: 2026-02-26 06:25:54
Current Time in Newark: 2026-02-26 07:25:54

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between New Orleans and Newark:

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F91422. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1343. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1844. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1866. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2172. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2183. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2235. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3692. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from February 16, 2026 to February 23, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 6
On Time: 5 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 17 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from May 22, 2025 to May 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights UA3438

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
25 February
12:36 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
04:53 pm
Newark (EWR)
03h 17min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
24 February
11:40 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:40 pm
Newark (EWR)
03h 00min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Monday
23 February
11:40 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:40 pm
Newark (EWR)
03h 00min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Sunday
22 February
11:40 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:40 pm
Newark (EWR)
03h 00min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Friday
20 February
11:46 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:32 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 46min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 February
12:48 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
04:29 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 41min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
17 February
11:35 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:26 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 51min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Monday
16 February
11:34 am
New Orleans (MSY)
03:31 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 57min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time